GOLF

PGA Tour: AT&T Byron Nelson, Dallas (to 20)

Leishman leads by three in Dallas

Australian Marc Leishman takes a three-shot lead over Americans Jimmy Walker and J.J. Spaun into the second round at Trinity Forest Golf Club where hometown favourite and world number three Jordan Spieth is eight shots off the pace. (GOLF-BYRONNELSON/, expect first lead by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 400 words)

Caddies to let their clubs do the talking for a change

Fresh from working for winner Webb Simpson at the Players Championship last week, Paul Tesori will swap roles and swing for himself at the PGA Tour caddie tournament in Dallas on Monday. (GOLF-CADDIES/TESORI, moved, by Andrew Both, 500 words)

TENNIS

Italian Open

Sharapova faces Ostapenko in Italian Open quarter-finals

ROME - Reigning French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko faces Russian Maria Sharapova for a place in the Italian Open semi-finals. Top seed Simona Halep takes on France’s Caroline Garcia, while former world number one Angelique Kerber meets defending champion Elina Svitolina. (TENNIS-ROME/WOMEN (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 300 words)

ROWING

Grobler rides the waves as Tokyo 2020 approaches

LONDON - Juergen Grobler is thinking about having a dinner and inviting all the winning Olympic rowers he has coached to bring their medals. By the German’s reckoning, there would be 33 golds in the room. (ROWING-BRITAIN-GROBLER/INTERVIEW, moved, by Alan Baldwin, 650 words)

ESPORTS

FRANCE - Esports are not just a passing fad like Pokemon and are here to stay, a major organiser has told Reuters. (ESPORTS-DEVELOPMENT/ moved, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)

RUGBY

Super Rugby - Week 14

Lam strikes again as Hurricanes outlast Reds

WELLINGTON - The Wellington Hurricanes struggled to get their high octane attack going but still had just enough to overcome an obdurate Queensland Reds side 38-34 on Friday and notch up their 10th straight Super Rugby victory. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/HURRICANES, moved, 400 words)

NBA

Celtics look for 3-0 lead

The Boston Celtics look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers when they head to Ohio for Game Three of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by Field Level Media, 800 words)

NHL

Vegas host Jets in pivotal Game Four

The Vegas Golden Knights try to push the visiting Winnipeg Jets to the brink of elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs when they take a 2-1 series lead into Game Four of the best-of-seven Western Conference final. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM, ET, by Field Level Media, 500 words)

BASEBALL

Astros battle Indians, Pirates host Padres The reigning World Series champion Houston Astros try to pad their lead atop the American League West when they host the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians while the Pittsburgh Pirates host the San Diego Padres in two of the of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by Field Level Media, 800 words)

NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Field Level Media, 500 words) (Europe Desk Editor: Toby Davis)